Garment-pressing device.



J. JEANNETAUD.

GARMENT PRESSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5. 1916.

1,232,555.- Patented July 10, 1917.

JOSEPH JEANNETAUD, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.

GARMENT-PRESSING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Application filed June 5, 1916. Serial No. 101,802.

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Be it known that J OSEPl-I JnANNn'rAUn, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Pressing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a garment pressing device, more particularly adapted for use in pressing trousers, and it has for its object the provision of a simple and inexpensive apparatus, by the use of which.

trousers may be rapidly and efficiently creased either on or off of the person.

A. further object of the invention is the provision of an improved ironing element particularly adapted for use in the relation above set forth but which is capable of use in other relations. Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which now follows:

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of a pair of trousers, showing the apparatus disposed thereon and showing a portion of the trousers leg in section;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view upon line 2-2 of Fig. 1 upon an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the apparatus hereinafter described;

Fig. 4 shows perspective views of the lower end of the strips which when in use lie outside of the leg of the trousers.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing.

The present invention is designed for use with any form of ironing device which will engage the goods on both sides thereof, and I have elected to show such an ironing device in Fig. 1, the same including a handle 5 on av frame 6 and rollers 8 within the frame. While only one roller 8 is shown, it is to be understood that a similar roller is provided and between the two rollers, which may be electrically or otherwise heated. the goods of the garment passes.

I provide, for holding the goods, to facilitate eificient ironing, three strips, one of which is designated 17 and is provided with an eye 18 for the reception of a pintle 19. The other strips are designated respectively, 20 and 21 and the strip 20 is provided with eyes 22 spaced in such manner that an eye 28 of the strip 21 may be placed between them and all of these eyes engaged in turn by the pintle 19. The faces of the strip 17 are roughened or rendered file-like to prevent the goods from becoming shiny. In use the strip 17 is placed inside of the leg of the trousers and the strips 20 and 21 are then embraced by clips 2a which serve to hold the strips in position during the ironing operation. With the strips in the position illustrated and described the ironing de vice is placed in the position illustrated in Fig. 1 and is drawn up and down along the goods, e'fliciently pressing the goods and ironing the same into a crease without the goods becoming shiny. This latter result is due to the roughening ofthe surfaces of the strip 17 though it is, of course, to be understood that this roughening is not so pronounced as to be in any way injurious to the goods or to make a mark thereon.

While I have described this structure as being particularly adapted for use in pressing trousers to crease the same, it is apparent that it is not limited to use in that relation because sleeves of garments or other parts thereof may be pressed or creased with equal facility and while I have described one form of ironing device, as being particularly adapted for use in conjunction with the strips 17, 20 and 21, it is apparent that they may be rolled over a fiat surface such. as a table to press articles other than trousers or to press other portions of the trousers than the creased edges thereof.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth. but that it includes within its purview such changes as fairly come within the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described,

a plurality of strips, one of which is dis-v posed in advance of the others and is adapted to slip within a garment to be pressed. and the other of which strips are adapted to lie along the opposite sides of said garment and means for holding said strip in cooperative relation.

2. In a device of the character described, a plurality of strips, one of which is dis posed in advance of the others and is adapted to slip within a garment to be pressed and the other of which strips are adapted to lie along the opposite sides of said garment and means for holding said strip in cooperative relation, the first named strip having its faces rendered file-like.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a plurality of strips provided with eyes, a pintle adapted to be engaged by said eyes and clips adapted to embrace said strips and the goods of a garment when one of said strips is inserted inside of said garment and the others of said 1) strips are disposed upon the opposite sides of the garment.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH JEANNETAUD. WVitnesses MICHAEL P. EARLY, H. H. BURCH.

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